Life as a Geological Force

Life as a Geological Force
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Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 0393308170
ISBN-13 : 9780393308174
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Book Synopsis Life as a Geological Force by : Pieter Westbroek

Download or read book Life as a Geological Force written by Pieter Westbroek and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who funded the sciences of geology 150 years ago intuitively saw the Earth as a unified whole. Since that time, the sciences have specialized into physics, chemistry, biology and geology - specialization that has brought advances, but has unfortunately obscured our view of the unique role that life and death play on our planet.


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